Clause history · American one-wall, small ball
Rule 20 Rule 20: how the wording changed
3 rulebooks state this rule, from 20 November 1922 to 1931. The wording was reworded or changed 1 time.
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Rulebook by rulebook
The table has one row per rulebook; each date jumps to its wording below.
| Date | Rulebook | Clauses, by kind of change |
|---|---|---|
| 20 November 1922 | A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1922 | 1 first recorded |
| 20 November 1927 | A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1927 | 1 reworded |
| 1931 | A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 1931 | 1 unchanged |
The wording
Each part of the rule is followed on its own, oldest rulebook first. Rulebooks of other codes that borrowed the wording appear in their place by date.
Rule 20, rulebook by rulebook
Begins: “If a ball before it is dead touches a…”
20 November 1922 A.A.U. One-Wall Rules
If a ball before it is dead touches a player on the way back from the front wall, it loses the point for the player touched and the ball is immediately out of play.
20 November 1927 A.A.U. One-Wall Rules
Compared with A.A.U. One-Wall Rules, 20 November 1922.
If a ball before it is dead touches a player on the way back from the front wall, it
loses the point foris charged against the player touched and the ball is immediately out of play.3 words added, 4 removed.
- 1931 A.A.U. One-Wall Rules Unchanged automatic Read the rule
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